DUBUQUE, Iowa – Loras College Television (LCTV) has earned the 2016 Television Station the Year Award from the Iowa College Media Association (ICMA). The station, run by students in the college’s media studies program, has now earned the honor an unprecedented eight times.

The recognition is the highest award the ICMA can bestow upon any of Iowa’s college and university television/video programs. In total, Loras students took home more awards than any other college or university in Iowa.

“To be named the best in Iowa is a tremendous honor for our media studies students and the entire program,” said Craig Schaefer, professor of media studies at Loras College. “They work tremendously hard on everything they do and to be recognized for their efforts serves to inspire them all the more.”

The ICMA is a group of 17 colleges and universities in Iowa committed to the development of excellence in media education. It’s open to all students, faculty, staff and advisors involved in higher education.

Award winners were announced during the ICMA Conference in Des Moines. Along with Station of the Year, several individual Loras reporters were recognized for their work.

ABOUT LORAS COLLEGELoras leverages its historic roots as Iowa’s first college, the second oldest Catholic college west of the Mississippi River and one of the nation’s 10 diocesan institutions to deliver challenging, life-changing experiences as part of its residential, Catholic setting. Loras ranks among 450 NCAA Division III athletic programs in Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings, 11th out of the Top 100 baccalaureate colleges, according to the 2016 Washington Monthly College Rankings, 13th Best Regional College, according to Midwest U.S. News Best Colleges and is among the 200 Best-Loved Colleges in the nation, according to Forbes Magazine.

Loras, as a Catholic liberal arts college, creates a community of active learners, reflective thinkers, ethical decision-makers and responsible contributors in diverse professional, social and religious roles.